The two climber types

Inspired by the Rubik's cube post, I would like to posit that all climbers fit into one of two categories: geek or stoner.

Royal Robbins - geek

Warren Harding - stoner

Alex Honnold - geek

Chris Sharma - stoner

Will Bosi - geek

Shawn Raboutou - stoner

Dave Graham - geek

Daniel Woods - stoner

But Dave Graham is 100% a stoner

I am not a stoner. Been called all kinda names  but never a geek. To my face anyway.  Fire away...........

The 3rd type of the 2 climber types is climbers with two first names!  

Aaron Kwrote:

But Dave Graham is 100% a stoner

I think it's more of a venn diagram, some are both.

Andy Novak - stoner geek 

Too simplified, I think Royal was more establishment than geek and Warren was absolutely anti establishment and a geek in a different way... kind of like Fred Becky geek but different. So many original unique characters that you can't pidgin hole them. 

Nick Goldsmithwrote:

Too simplified, I think Royal was more establishment than geek and Warren was absolutely anti establishment and a geek in a different way... kind of like Fred Becky geek but different. So many original unique characters that you can't pidgin hole them. 

I know what you are ;)

I thought the two types of climber were tall or good

I heard that the two types of climbers are bold and old.

Nick Herdegwrote:

I thought the two types of climber were tall or good

I resemble that comment.

Better categorization is engineer vs artist, as suggested by coach Justen Sjong.

How about onsight vs. project climbers—people who can barely stand to climb a route twice, and those who obsess endlessly over a single set of moves.

Bachar wasn't either. . .

Matthew Pettywrote:

Better categorization is engineer vs artist, as suggested by coach Justen Sjong.

He sounds like a fuckin' nerd (that's actually more succinct and probably more accurate)

Steve Williamswrote:

Bachar wasn't either. . .

Anyone who climbs the bachar-yerian is a nerd, therefore, bachar is a nerd.

Eric Craigwrote:

Been called all kinda names  but never a geek. To my face anyway. 

I like muscleman vs. wizard

Of course most of us are neither, but we can aspire

Correction

Royal Robbins - geek

Warren Harding - Wino

Alex Honnold - geek

Chris Sharma - stoner

Those who do

Those who do not